February 26,2020 | The Clarion
Arts & Life
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Creative works
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Mural for the MET
Tom Ruple adds finishing touches to his murai in the MET’s new iab.
Brevard College graduate Tom Ruple currently
works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in
NYC and was recently selected to paint a mural
for the museum’s newly renovated information
systems lab.
Ruple heard of the opportunity through the
company-wide newsletter and was encouraged
by his supervisor to apply.
The application required Ruple to submit his
resume, a concept outline, budget, time table and
an artist statement to a board of MET executives
for review.
Ruple was selected to from an extensive list
of applicants to paint the mural.
The project took him approximately 21 hours
over the course of three days to complete.
“This little robot is actually a doodle I used to
draw in my school notebooks,” Ruple said. “And
although it’s a departure of my typical work, I
found it fitting to present some of the roots in
my artistic journey.”
Although the mural is in the building’s
corporate section and not visible to the public,
Ruple can honestly say that his art is in one of
the world’s greatest museums. That alone is a
huge accomplishment and is something Ruple
should be very proud of
“I’m very excited to share my work in a
place that I love and have so much respect for,”
Ruple said. “I look forward to seeing what
opportunities come from this honor.”
— Chloe McGee